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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

Xconomy

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out. In the 2-1/2 years since it was founded, Nervana raised roughly $25 million.

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5 Keys To The Startup Mindset Required For Breakthrus

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Today there are a wealth of disruptive technologies available, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), advanced virtual reality (VR), and high-function robotics. Take a deeper dive into your idea before you declare.

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Interview with Bryan Biniak, Connected Travel

socalTECH

Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. We've done very well, and are funded 100 percent with revenues. What are some of the challenges of big data and machine learning today you have encountered?

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Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI

Xconomy

With public interest in artificial intelligence technologies on the rise, five of the world’s largest corporations—vying against each other in so many spheres—are banding together to support research on the ethical and societal issues raised by machines with increasingly human-like capabilities.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

Mark Harris is back with new details on Uber’s autonomous vehicle technology program. The upshot: Uber was spending $20 million a month to develop self-driving technologies. Uber is in talks with Softbank Vision Fund and Toyota to raise $1 billion for its self-driving unit Uber ATG. Deal of the week. Megan Rose Dickey.

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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Xconomy

I moderated the panel, which consisted of experts in the complementary fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. What are some examples of government-funded research in AI and robotics that is happening today that will set the stage for tomorrow’s products?

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Source13 Gathers the Biggest Names in Mobile

Tech Zulu Event

The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. Ruth Barnett, Swiftkey – a keyboard app that tackles the embarrassing auto-correct problem by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict what you’re going to say next.

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